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Andy Baukol

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Andy Baukol
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
Acting
In office
April 2021 – January 13, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBrent McIntosh
Succeeded byJay Shambaugh
United States Secretary of the Treasury
Acting
In office
January 20, 2021 – January 26, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded bySteven Mnuchin
Succeeded byJanet Yellen
Personal details
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
University of Minnesota (MA)

Andrew P. Baukol[1] is an American financial policy advisor who served as the acting United States secretary of the treasury for the first week of the Biden administration. Baukol served in an interim capacity until Biden's nominee, Janet Yellen, was confirmed by the United States Senate.[2] He then became Treasury's acting Under Secretary for International Affairs.

Currently a governor for the international Bank of reconstruction and development.

Education

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Baukol earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Master of Arts in economics from the University of Minnesota.[citation needed]

Career

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From 1989 to 1996, Baukol worked for the Central Intelligence Agency as an economic analyst. From 2001 to 2004, he was a senior advisor at the International Monetary Fund. Baukol then joined the United States Department of the Treasury, where he helped manage policy related to the Exchange Stabilization Fund.[3] Baukol also served as principal deputy assistant secretary for international monetary policy.[4][5] In 2021, then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appointed Baukol as the agency's presidential transition director.

References

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  1. ^ "Department of the Treasury". U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Eileen; Barnes, Julian E. (2021-01-19). "Biden Team Delays Naming Some Interim Officials Until Trump Is Out". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. ^ SEMINAR ON OPEN AND ORDERLY CAPITAL MOVEMENTS Organised by the OECD in co-operation with Germany (Federal Ministry of Finance) as the upcoming G20 Presidency 25 October 2016, OECD, Paris Does global co-operation matter?
  4. ^ "Letter to Andrew Baukol". acli.com.
  5. ^ "Remarks of Acting Assistant Secretary Andy Baukol, As Prepared for Delivery, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs: "Exploring U.S. Policy Options during Zimbabwe's Transition"". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
Political offices
Preceded by United States Secretary of Treasury
Acting

2021
Succeeded by